Rail-fastener.



W. U. TONEY.

RAIL FASTENER- APPLICATION rxmm JAN.17, 1914.

Patented May 12, 1914.

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WALTER CARTER TONEY, OI PRINCETON, ALABAMA.

RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented m 12, 1914.

Application filed January 17, 1914. Serial No. 812,754.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WVAL'rnn Canrnn Toner, acitizen of the United States, residing at Princeton, in the county ofJackson and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in railfasteners and has for its primary object to provide an improved andsimplified form of rail fastener which will serve to securely fasten therail to the tie Without the use of spikes, bolts, and the like,heretofore employed for such purposes.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which will beextremely cheap to manufacture and apply and which will be strong anddurable as well as highly efficient and effective in use.

A still further object is to generally improve and simplify theconstruction and operation of devices of this character andWithoutmaterially increasing the cost of the same.

WVith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists incertain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is an elevational view, partly in section, showing a railsecured in position by my improved rail fastener; Fig. 2 is a top planview thereof with the rail in dotted lines for the sake of clearness;and Fig. 3 is a detail elevational view of the tapered key employed forlocking the clamp in position.

Referring more specifically to the drawings in which similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1designates a tie which may be formed of any suitable material and whichhas a recess 3 near each end to receive the base 4 of a rail. 5, thestationary finger 6 projecting over one edge of the recess and formedintegral with the tie being adapted for engagement upon the outer faceof the base 4 to one side of the Web portion of the rail, preferably theside of the base toward the center of the tie,

WVithin the tie 1 and to the opposite side of the base portion of therail is a pivoted clamp 7 which is mounted upon the pivot pin 8 securedtransversely through the tie l. the operating end of the clamp 7 havingthe upper long curved finger 9 and the short lower straight finger 10projecting therefrom, said long curved upper finger 9 being adapted forengagement upon the upper face of the base 4; of the rail 5 and againstthe adjacent or outer face of the web portion of the rail to preventupward movement of said rail, while the short straight lower finger 10extends for a short distance under the base 4 of said rail 5.

It will be understood that when placing the rail 5 in position orremoving the same, the clamp 7 is swung upon the pivot pin 8 to allowthe fingers 9 and 10 to swing upwardly for the purpose of placing theproper edge of the base 4 between the fingers 9 and 10 and sliding theopposite edge of the base t beneath the stationary finger 6 or todisengage the opposite edges of the base 4 from the fingers 9 and 10 andthe finger 6. \Vhen the rail 5 is in position and the fingers 6, 9, and10 are properly engaged with the base i of said rail, the clamp 7 islocked against movement by forcing the tapered key 11 through theopenings 12 provided in the opposite sides of the tie 1, beneath theouter end of the clamp 7 and securing said key in position by passing apin 13 or the like through one of the transverse openings 14 in thesmall end of said key. The key 11 may be of any suitable form but isshown as being of rectangular form in cross-section and when inposition, engages the under face of the clamp 7 near the outer endthereof and prevents downward movement of said outer end of the clamp,thereby preventing the clamp 7 from swinging upon the pivot pin 8 toallow upward movement of the fingers 9 and 10 to release the rail 5.

From. the foregoing, it will be clearly apparent that I have provided arail fastener which will be of extremely simple and cheap constructionand which will securely clamp the rail in position.

It will be understood that while I have shown the preferred embodimentof my invention, minor changes in the details of construction andarrangement of parts may be. made within the scope of the appended claimWithout departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any ofthe advantages or" the same. 7

What is claimed is A device of the class described comprising thecombination with a tie having a rail seat therein and a fingerprojecting over one edge of said seat and adapted for engagement withthe base of the rail positioned on said seat, said tie having a recessformed therein atone side of said seat, a pivot pin eXtendingtransversely through said recess, a clamp pivotally mounted intermediateof its ends upon said pin, said clamp having spaced 15 fingers forclamping engagement with the the same in locking engagement with therail. 7

In testimony whereof I hereunto afliir my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

WALTER CARTER TONEY. Witnesses.

Geo. A. HAnBRIoK, FBEDILTI. FoNEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, I). C."

